AI-assisted summary Penn State fired former coach James Franklin midseason following a three-game losing streak and disagreements over NIL funding. Athletics director Pat Kraft’s search saw multiple candidates, including Matt Rhule and Curt Cignetti, use Penn State’s interest to secure extensions at their current schools. The tumultuous 54-day process included a leaked team meeting audio and former coach James Franklin ...
On Friday, Unrivaled announced a player free throw challenge. As part of the challenge, the Unrivaled player who records the highest free throw percentage across the first five games of the season (January 5–19) will earn a $50,000 prize. Players are required to appear in a minimum of three games and attempt at least six free throws to qualify. Results ...
The NFL’s collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the NFL Referees’ Association (NFLRA) is set to expire May 31. The league is pushing for a performance-based model as it continues negotiations ahead of the 2026 NFL season, according to a memo distributed to the league’s 32 teams. The memo was sent by NFL vice president of football operations Troy Vincent and ...
President Donald Trump on Thursday pressed Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., to dismantle the Senate’s ‘blue slip’ tradition, arguing that the practice has allowed Democrats to block Republican judicial and U.S. attorney nominees. ‘If they say no, then it is OVER for that very well qualified Republican candidate. Only a really far left Democrat can be approved. It is ...
Senate Democrats banded together to kill Republicans’ plan to replace expiring Obamacare subsidies on Thursday, knocking the first of two proposals down for the count. Senate Republicans’ plan from Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La., and Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, the chairs of the Senate health and finance panels, would have abandoned the Obamacare enhanced premium subsidies for health savings accounts (HSAs), along ...
Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., called on Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to resign Thursday during opening remarks at a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on ‘Worldwide Threats to the Homeland.’ ‘You have systematically dismantled the Department of Homeland Security, put your own interests above the department, and violated the law. You are making America less safe,’ said Thompson. ‘So rather ...
Sherrone Moore, the former Michigan football coach fired on Dec. 10, was arrested hours after he was relieved of his duties. Moore was taken into custody and booked into Washtenaw County Jail in Michigan at 8:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Dec. 10, according to online courts records. As of 10:30 p.m. that night, he remains in custody, and no charges are ...
AI-assisted summary Head coach Mike Vrabel, in his first year as head coach of the New England Patriots, has led them on a 10-game winning streak after a 1-2 start. The Patriots can win their first AFC East title since 2019 with a victory over the Buffalo Bills on Dec. 14. Patriots players credit Vrabel’s experience as a former player ...
The faceoff between Jake Paul and Anthony Joshua last month during their lone press conference told a story. A horror story, if you’re pulling for Paul when the two men square off for an eight-round boxing match Dec. 19 at the Kaseya Center in Miami. Paul contends his quickness and nimble footwork will help offset Joshua’s size, which generates immense ...
We’re just two months away from the most hotly anticipated hockey tournament since 2014, the last time NHL players competed at the Olympics. Team USA assembled a formidable roster for the 4 Nations Face-Off but fell just short of its ultimate goal. Some people will blame a lack of good fortune for the championship final overtime loss to Team Canada, ...